Table 4 Concentrations of SCFAs in the caecal and colonic digestae of NBW and IUGR pigsa
From: Intrauterine growth restriction alters nutrient metabolism in the intestine of porcine offspring
Index | Cecum | Cecum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NBW | IUGR | P- value | NBW | IUGR | P- value | |
Acetate, mg/kg | 3767.4 ± 378.0 | 4414.4 ± 371.5 | 0.02 | 4340.1 ± 473.1 | 4574.2 ± 342.3 | 0.65 |
Propionate, mg/kg | 2529.4 ± 203.8 | 3116.8 ± 197.1 | 0.01 | 2142.8 ± 171.0 | 2500.5 ± 160.0 | 0.03 |
Butyrate, mg/kg | 1153.2 ± 229.6 | 1346.1 ± 162.0 | 0.04 | 1351.7 ± 186.8 | 1287.4 ± 161.4 | 0.52 |